What do these 2 men have in common?
Determination as an engine, intuition as a GPS,
and risk taking as RPM meter.
They are both focused on their objectives and want to reach them, no matter how. Being on the side of justice, under the rules set by law... their amplitude of action is limited. They share in a way the paradox of the "limits of the rules", blocking them away from their goals.
Two alternatives :
- Follow the rules and miss the goal.
- Off-road, out-of-the-box, innovate or die, second right answer...
"You believe what you want. You work your side of the street... and I work mine"
- Frank Bullitt quote - Bullitt.
"You don't assign him to murder cases... You just... turn him loose"
- Extract of Dirty Harry trailer voice off & posters.
What about you? Are you determined?
How far are you ready to go to reach your objectives?
"You believe what you want. You work your side of the street... and I work mine" goes a long way to describing me. It's what makes me a bad fit as an employee. But as I have gotten older, I have become less vocal about my differences and much better at listening, sharing and playing with the team.
Posted by: Lewis Green | December 19, 2006 at 03:55 PM
Lewis,
Thank you for your comment. : )
What you point out is very interesting.
Experience is a wise driver and determination has its own limits. Now, I think "being a good fit as an employee" is not for everyone, but "listening, sharing and playing with the team" should be considered by all.
Posted by: mindblob | December 19, 2006 at 05:39 PM
great analogy my new blobyminded friend!
I would add...
They also get the chicks without even trying.
They get the chicks, you see, because they are NOT trying.... see where I am headed with this? If you have the confidence of Dirty Harry or of Steve McQueen... you can trust the chicks will come to you... so don't worry about it...
They do what they do well, and people are attracted to them...
There has to be a marketing connection here somewhere... eh?
Big guns and nice cars help too... a bit.
he he he
nice
Posted by: collin | January 02, 2007 at 12:43 AM
Collin,
LOL ! Thanks for your comment.
Yep, I agree about the confidence.
"They do what they do well, and people are attracted to them..." - That's a key for sure. Should be connected to marketing!
Yeaah... cool cars must help! ; )
Posted by: mindblob | January 02, 2007 at 08:32 AM